- 21. Talk about safe sleep!
- (Articles)
- ... the back to sleep campaign which started in 1994. Since 1998 there has been a move away from using the SIDS terminology with coroners and medical examiners to the more inclusive SUID description. Investigative ...
- Created on 28 March 2018
- 22. Denise Rangel-Holbrook Testimony
- (Scholarship Recipients Testimonial)
- ... my work as a La Leche Leader. When it came time to prepare for the exam, the practice tests helped switch my thinking from student to practitioner, as I had to critically think and identify the problems ...
- Created on 28 June 2017
- 23. Ethics, Social Media, Communication and the IBCLC
- (Articles)
- ... before working with the client is to ensure informed consent. A consent form is part of the bioethical principle Autonomy. Why do we require a consent form? Legally it is required and it also ensures continuity ...
- Created on 02 April 2017
- 24. Feeding Infants in Emergencies
- (Articles)
- ... Breastfeeding and breastmilk provide critical nutrients and immune protection. It is a lifesaving practice in emergency situations. Breastfeeding is the biological normal way to feed an infant. ...
- Created on 16 March 2017
- 25. XL46: Louise Dumas: Baby-Friendly Initiative: Why Bother?
- (Experts-in-Lactation Lectures)
- ... the University of Alabama in Birmingham, a doctoral degree in Interdisciplinary Education from the Universite du Quebec in Montreal, and a post-doctoral degree in Reproductive and Perinatal Medical Sciences ...
- Created on 09 November 2016
- 26. XL49: Kathy Parkes: Ethics and the Breastfeeding Counselor Summary
- (Experts-in-Lactation Lectures)
- The use of solid ethical principles is vital to the work of any health care professional, and practitioners in the field of lactation are no exception. This session will discuss ethical principles, various ...
- Created on 09 November 2016
- 27. XL52: Anita Moorhead: Diabetes and antenatal milk expressing (DAME). A randomised controlled trial
- (Experts-in-Lactation Lectures)
- ... as well as the limitations of the study. The applicability of the findings to clinical practice and further research will be also be discussed. General About the Speaker Lecturer: Anita ...
- Created on 09 November 2016
- 28. XL45: Louise Dumas: Skin-To-Skin For All Mothers And Term Babies At Birth
- (Experts-in-Lactation Lectures)
- ... Steps: step 4 on skin-to-skin and step 7 on mother- infant togetherness. Presenting how these techniques are realized in Canada and in Sweden, she will prompt participants to reflect on their own clinical ...
- Created on 09 November 2016
- 29. In Memory of Trudi Szallasi
- (Newsflashes)
- ... and babies in her care, the students of lactation whom she taught, and the lactation world. Trudi always maintained the highest standard of practice, both clinically and ethically. We ask our recipients ...
- Created on 02 November 2016
- 30. Ms. Shela Akbar Ali Hirani Testimony
- (Scholarship Recipients Testimonial)
- ... facilitating me to strive for promoting, supporting and protecting breastfeeding in my country Pakistan through my clinical practice, community services, teaching to nursing students, and research work. ...
- Created on 02 November 2016
- 31. Latonia Anthony Testimony
- (Scholarship Recipients Testimonial)
- Personal experience with the Trudi Szallasi Memorial Scholarship Latonia Anthony (Year 2013 USA) Now that I have received my IBCLC certification, many people wonder how I accomplished this goal. ...
- Created on 02 November 2016
- 32. Krista Gray Testimony
- (Scholarship Recipients Testimonial)
- ... I sat for, and passed, the IBCLC exam. With all of the changes that came about in certification during those years, and not having a medical background, I had to take additional college courses to meet ...
- Created on 02 November 2016
- 33. Dr Megha Mamulwar Testimony
- (Scholarship Recipients Testimonial)
- ... doctors and other clinic staff where I work periodically so that they can help patients. I feel on the top of the world when parents or grandparents come to me share their experiences about how they ...
- Created on 02 November 2016
- 34. 2016
- (Trudi Szallasi Memorial Scholarship)
- Fionnuala Cooney (Dublin, Ireland) Fionnuala is married with two teenage sons. She is a medical doctor and currently works as a consultant in Public Health Medicine within the Health Service Executive ...
- Created on 02 November 2016
- 35. Neonatal Hypoglycemia
- (Articles)
- ... 1 to 2 hours of life. After this temporary decrease, glucose levels in healthy neonates soon increase to 40 to 60 mg/dl. The only documented cases of neurological damage have occurred when glucose levels ...
- Created on 02 November 2016
- 36. Mothers Need Good Quality Breastfeeding Support
- (Articles)
- Giving birth and breastfeeding are physiologically normal human behaviours. Once baby is born and placed skin to skin on its mother’s chest, it will instinctively start to search for the breast and latch ...
- Created on 02 November 2016
- 37. Breastfeeding, Tongue-Tie and Frenotomy
- (Articles)
- ... of treatments, including frenotomy by clipping or laser, complementary and alternative medicine therapies (e.g., craniosacral therapy), lactation intervention, physical/occupational therapy, oral motor ...
- Created on 02 November 2016
- 38. Pregnancy and Lactation-Related Loss and Grief
- (Articles)
- ... Loss, she states, "When care providers have a good understanding of the physical postpartum changes, along with the psychological issues following infant loss, they will be able to better serve the bereaved ...
- Created on 24 September 2014
- 39. Implications of Cesarean Delivery for Breastfeeding Outcomes and Strategies to Support Breastfeeding
- (Articles)
- ... irrespective of birth method Overall breastfeeding rates can improve with interventions to improve breastfeeding initiation rates. C-section birth when medically indicated, is associated with reduced ...
- Created on 10 September 2014
- 40. Guidelines for Blood Glucose Monitoring and Treatment of Hypoglycemia in Term and Late-Preterm
- (Articles)
- ... which will be excellent for our francophone distance learners. This month we would like to share with you the updated Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, Clinical Protocol #1. Guidelines for Blood Glucose ...
- Created on 01 July 2014